Minesto raises SEK 72.5m in Rights Issue

The Rights Issue of units containing new shares and warrants in Minesto AB ended on the 16th of February. A total of 5,272,018 units were subscribed, corresponding to approximately SEK 59m, which means that approximately SEK 13.5m is allocated to guarantors of the Rights Issue. Through the Rights Issue, Minesto thus raises approximately SEK 72.5m before deduction of issue costs.

“We have now secured funds to carry out crucial value-creating activities in the coming year, including demonstration of our unique Deep Green technology in Utility Scale in Wales. The strategy of product range enhancements together with site and market development in the EU and Taiwan is firm and will be funded by the now acquired equity together with existing and new public funding”, said Dr Martin Edlund, CEO of Minesto.

This is a summary of the regulatory press release issued in Swedish by Minesto AB on the 21st of February 2018 at 08:30 CET, available via this link.

About Minesto

Minesto is a marine energy technology company with the mission to minimise the global carbon footprint of the energy industry by enabling commercial power production from the ocean.

Minesto’s award winning and patented product, Deep Green, is the only verified marine power plant that operates cost efficiently in areas with low-flow tidal streams and ocean currents.

In May 2015, Minesto secured a €13m investment from the European Regional Development Fund through the Welsh European Funding Office, for the commercial rollout of Deep Green.

Minesto was founded in 2007 and has offices in Gothenburg, Sweden, Holyhead, Wales and Portaferry, Northern Ireland. The major shareholders in Minesto are BGA Invest and Midroc New Technology. The Minesto share (MINEST) is traded on the Nasdaq First North Stockholm stock exchange, with G&W Fondkommission as Certified Adviser.